The Guide Show How-to Install Firefox 21 Beta Browser x86_64 for PCLinuxOS 2012.08 Kde4 64bit Desktop.
The Firefox Beta Version can Coexist with the Others Firefox Versions without Troubles, this Mean that Once Fired Up it Will Just Load the Default Firefox Environment.
More than this Once Installed it Will Plug-In the Firefox Beta Channel and Like Every Other Firefox Version in the Future will Follow to be Automatically Updated to the Newest Firefox Beta Release. So it is Not a Wasting Time because You Install It Once and Keep Forever Freshly Updated :)
To Make Easier the Visualization of the Entire Process I have Inserted the Essentials Screenshots of the Installation.
Inside the Instructions you will Find also a Link to How-to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on PCLinuxOS Kde Desktop.
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Download Firefox Beta:
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp Directory
- Open a Terminal Window
Kickoff >> More Applications >> Terminals >> Konsole
- Relocate Firefox Beta
Login as SuperUser
su
Make a Firefox Directory
mkdir /opt/firefox
Move Firefox Into firefox-Beta so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistencemv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-beta
Make a Symlink for Easy-Starting
ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox-beta/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-beta
Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal withfirefox-beta
Create a PCLinuxOS Kde Launcher for Firefox Easy-Starting:
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